

The Prize
“He ordered a martini... kissed a girl... and was plunged into a nightmare of danger!”
Overview
A group of Nobel laureates descends on Stockholm to accept their awards. Among them is American novelist Andrew Craig, a former literary luminary now writing pulp detective stories to earn a living. Craig, who is infamous for his drinking and womanizing, formulates a wild theory that physics prize winner Dr. Max Stratman has been replaced by an impostor, embroiling Craig and his chaperone in a Cold War kidnapping plot.
Top Cast

Paul Newman
Andrew Craig

Edward G. Robinson
Max Stratman/Walter Stratman

Elke Sommer
Inger Lisa Andersson

Diane Baker
Emily Stratman

Micheline Presle
Denise Marceau
Gérard Oury
Claude Marceau

Sergio Fantoni
Carlo Farelli

Kevin McCarthy
John Garrett

Leo G. Carroll
Bertil Jacobsson

Sacha Pitoëff
Dranyi

Jacqueline Beer
Monique Souvir

John Wengraf
Hans Eckhart
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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